Commissioner Bill Evans
Let’s hear it for for lifelong Southie guy and now newly appointed commissioner of the Boston Police Department, Billy Evans! On Thursday, January 9th, Mayor Marty Walsh will officially appoint Interim Police Commissioner William B. Evans as the permanent post.
Commissioner Evans is a 31-year veteran of the Boston police department and has held leadership roles within the department for several years. Evans has had notable roles in the successful, peaceful handling of the 70-day occupation of Dewey Square by Occupy Boston, the City’s response in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, and the capture of alleged terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
William Evans joined the ranks of the Boston police department as a patrol officer in 1982 and rose through the ranks becoming captain of area D-4 in 2006, a post that brought him in close contact with religious leaders, community groups, and business owners and most recently to the management team as superintendent of the bureau of field services. Commissioner Evans is a 2008 graduate of Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and recently completed a certificate program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government and participated in the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, John F. Kennedy School of Government/Harvard School of Public Health as well as National Post-Graduate School & U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Executive Leaders’ Program.
Not only that but he’s an all around great guy!
“Commissioner Evans has been an exceptional leader to the Boston Police Department, and public safety is one of my biggest priorities. Commissioner Evans has been an invaluable resource to me during this transition period, and I know that his expertise and governance of the Police Department will be a key component to my Administration,” said Walsh.
Way to go!
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
